Paul C. Tansill, executive vice president of modular construction company Affordable Structures, has seen an explosion in modular construction in recent years as clients recognize the cost and speed advantages. His team recently completed a 16,000 square foot imaging center in downtown Atlanta, and completed the a project in six months that would’ve taken a…
DetailsConstruction can be a very lucrative and exciting profession, but it can also be very dangerous. If you want to enjoy a long and healthy construction career, then you should keep in mind some of the more important safety tips that are used on construction sites all over the world. Safety starts with each worker…
DetailsWomen continue to prove themselves capable of excelling in jobs ranging from medicine to law to engineering. In the construction industry – an arena notoriously dominated by men – women face an uphill battle. However, this doesn’t mean that women can’t find a place in construction. Men Outnumber Women Significantly Of the 7.1 million construction…
DetailsEmployment rates in the construction industry ebb and flow with much less reliability than the rhythm of the tide. The current talent drought offers professionals an opportunity to begin their construction careers with fewer barriers to entry. Alternatively, professionals who left the industry for other careers might take advantage of the chance to return. Learn…
DetailsMost states have rules about being licensed to do contracting work, but the residential construction industry in the commonwealth of Massachusetts requires a licensed supervisor be on every job site. According to Contractors-License.org, it takes years of experience and hours of classroom work before a contractor can take a licensing test in Massachusetts and, of…
DetailsThe construction industry is still recovering from the aftermath of the 2008 recession and those aftershocks are showing all throughout the industry. While there has been plenty of good news to report in the construction industry since 2013, there are still lingering signs that the recovery is not quite complete just yet. But even in…
Details“Too often, there was a disconnect between the design process, and the construction process – ideas were lost in translation, and there was a significant amount of finger-pointing between different companies.” This is a quote from Kara Wilson from the design firm New England Design And Construction when asked what inspired the company’s foundation. To…
DetailsThe Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) estimated that a proposed rule designed to reduce exposure to crystalline silica among construction workers would cost the industry just over $500 million. An independent investigation into the financial ramifications of this proposed rule, however, revealed that potential costs could exceed $450 billion. By the Numbers The Construction…
DetailsIf you’ve ever suffered whiplash while navigating a street marred by potholes or sat in traffic for three hours on the way home from work, you understand the motivation behind #DriveBetterRoads, an initiative spearheaded by the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) to increase funding to state transportation departments. The organization hopes to convince legislators…
DetailsWhen you talk about the requirements to get a contractor’s license in Massachusetts, you are actually addressing a complicated issue. In the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, a general contractor actually does not need to be licensed to carry on work as a general contractor. However, in most parts of Massachusetts, unlicensed general contractors cannot get building…
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